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Federal Judge Bars Trump’s Asylum Ban

by Pamela A. MacLean • November 20, 2018 • 0 Comments

A federal judge told President Trump “he may not rewrite the immigration laws” in an effort to deny asylum to any refugee who enters the U.S. along the southern border without going through a designated port of entry. U.S. District…

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Civil, US Court of Appeals

Appeals Court Says Trump Can’t End DACA

by Pamela A. MacLean • November 8, 2018 • 0 Comments

The Trump administration cannot end the DACA program, which protects from deportation young undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as young children, a federal appeals court held Thursday. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a nationwide…

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Civil, US Court of Appeals

Expanded Hearing Rights for Detained Alien Minors

by Pamela A. MacLean • October 1, 2018 • 0 Comments

A federal appeals court has expanded protection of minor immigrants held by ICE to get a swift bond hearing before an immigration judge to allow the migrant to challenge the agency’s determination that the minor is a danger. The order…

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Civil, US Court of Appeals

New Trial Ordered in ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Copyright Dispute

by Pamela A. MacLean • September 28, 2018 • 0 Comments

The rock band Led Zeppelin must face legal claims that it copies the hit song “Stairway to Heaven” from Randy Wolfe, a band member of Spirit for the song “Taurus.” The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Friday reinstated the…

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Civil, US Court of Appeals

Appeal Panel Questions Soda Warning Label

by Pamela A. MacLean • September 26, 2018 • 0 Comments

Lawyers for both the city of San Francisco and soda-makers came under intense questioning by an 11-judge appeals court Wednesday over a challenge to San Francisco’s law requiring warning labels on soda about the danger of obesity and diabetes they…

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Civil, US Court of Appeals

Uber Wins Battle to Keep Drivers Independent Contractors

by Pamela A. MacLean • September 25, 2018 • 0 Comments

In a significant victory for ride sharing service Uber, drivers lost a key federal appeals court decision seeking back pay and status as employees, not independent contractors. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday Uber drivers must submit…

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Civil, US Court of Appeals

Court to Weigh Court-Appointed Lawyers for Alien Minors

by Pamela A. MacLean • September 19, 2018 • 0 Comments

An 11-judge federal appeals court will consider whether alien minors have a constitutional right to court-appointed lawyers to pursue asylum claims if the youngsters’ fears of torture are supported by substantial evidence. A majority of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court…

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Civil, US Court of Appeals

Arizona Voting Restrictions Upheld

by Pamela A. MacLean • September 13, 2018 • 0 Comments

A federal appeals court has rejected a Democratic party claim that Arizona’s voting laws suppress minority voting and upheld two state laws that limit how and where ballots may be cast. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in a…

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Civil, US Court of Appeals

Suit for Housing Discrimination Against Undocumented Aliens Revived

by Pamela A. MacLean • September 12, 2018 • 0 Comments

Four Latino couples will get another chance to show that the Virginia mobile home park where they lived imposed a discriminatory policy requiring evidence of citizenship to renew leases in violation of fair housing law. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court…

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Judge Clifford Wallace gets right to the point in the Facebook v. ConnectU arguments at the 9th Circuit, Jan. 2011. He's joined by Chief Judge Alex Kozinski, center, and Judge Raymond Fisher.

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Trial Insider is dedicated to comprehensive coverage of the trials and decisions of the U.S. District Courts in Northern California and the opinions of the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Recent Posts

  • Federal Judge Bars Trump’s Asylum Ban November 20, 2018
  • Appeals Court Says Trump Can’t End DACA November 8, 2018
  • Expanded Hearing Rights for Detained Alien Minors October 1, 2018
  • New Trial Ordered in ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Copyright Dispute September 28, 2018
  • Appeal Panel Questions Soda Warning Label September 26, 2018
  • Uber Wins Battle to Keep Drivers Independent Contractors September 25, 2018
  • Court to Weigh Court-Appointed Lawyers for Alien Minors September 19, 2018
  • Arizona Voting Restrictions Upheld September 13, 2018
  • Suit for Housing Discrimination Against Undocumented Aliens Revived September 12, 2018
  • Koch Brothers’ PAC Must Disclose Big Donors September 11, 2018

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Pamela MacLean has been a reporter covering the courts for more than 25 years, for UPI, the National Law Journal, California Lawyer Magazine & the San Francisco Daily Journal.

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